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Wiretapping Skype calls: virus eavesdrops on VoIP

(AP) -- Some computer viruses have a crude but scary ability to spy on people by logging every keystroke they type. Now hackers and potentially law enforcement have another weapon: a virus that can eavesdrop on voice conversations ...

Technology / Internet

created Sep 02, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 2

National guideline released for the treatment of hoarseness

The American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF) will issue the first--and only--national clinical practice guideline to help healthcare practitioners identify and manage patients with ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Sep 01, 2009 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Apple denies 'rejecting' Google Voice for iPhone

(AP) -- Apple Inc. told federal regulators Friday that it blocked the Google Voice program from running on the iPhone because it alters important functions on the device - yet Apple denied that it has rejected Google's application ...

Technology / Business

created Aug 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

AT&T says it was Apple that blocked Google Voice

(AP) -- AT&T Inc. is telling federal regulators it played no part in blocking the Google Voice phone program from running on Apple Inc.'s iPhone.

Technology / Internet

created Aug 21, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Pidgin 2.6 adds Google Talk video and voice support

Pidgin has long been an easy way to use lots of different chat systems on your desktop. With its 2.6 release, Pidgin's finally catching up to the video, audio and file transfer offerings of Google Talk, Yahoo and others.

Technology / Software

created Aug 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

US building tech tools to foil online censors

The US agency behind Voice of America said Friday it is working on ways to slip news past tough Internet blockades in countries such as China and Iran.

Technology / Internet

created Aug 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Let freedom ring with Google Voice

With the exception of touch-tone phones, Caller ID and cell phones, talking on the phone hasn't changed a lot during the past few decades. That's a big reason why people are increasingly choosing to text, ...

Technology / Internet

created Aug 05, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Google invites US soldiers to Voice telephone service

Google on Tuesday set out to recruit US soldiers as users of its Voice online telephone service, promising it would help military families stay connected.

Technology / Internet

created Aug 04, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

FCC asks Apple, AT&T to explain rejection of Google Voice

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) asked Apple and AT&T to explain the decision to reject an application developed by Google for the iPhone.

Technology / Software

created Aug 01, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Speech-recognition technology is rapidly improving

Maybe I watched too much "Star Trek" when I was younger, but I love the idea of being able to command things in my house or in my car by talking to them.

Technology / Software

created Jul 23, 2009 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (5) | comments 1

Blind can take wheel with new vehicle

A student team in the Virginia Tech College of Engineering is providing the blind with an opportunity many never thought possible: The opportunity to drive.

Technology / Engineering

created Jul 15, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 6

IBM Researchers Develop Shield to Mask Sensitive On-Screen Information

IBM Research - Haifa has developed software that more efficiently and effectively hides sensitive or personal information that might otherwise appear on the computer screens of unauthorized personnel. It could prove particularly ...

Technology / Software

created Jul 09, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

TV remotes to undergo big change

In 1955, Zenith introduced the first wireless TV remote control, the Flash-Matic, followed a year later by the Space Command.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jul 01, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 7

Study finds voice box can be preserved, even with the largest cancers

Some patients with large tumors on their larynx can preserve their speech by opting for chemotherapy and radiation over surgery to remove the voice box.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jun 25, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Nortel to sell itself off in pieces

(AP) -- Nortel Networks, once a technology giant, has decided to sell itself off in pieces rather than attempt to emerge from bankruptcy as a restructured company.

Technology / Business

created Jun 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1